QUB STAR

WELL DONE & THANK YOU to the amazing runners in the QUB School of Law who raised £2,170 for Charity running the Belfast Marathon Relay!!! 👏👏🏅 The money raised will go to the wonderful campaigns of @anakacollective @uarbelfast and @rainbowrefugeesni and will help countless people in Belfast! 🌈❤️⭐

Dear Year 7 Students and Parents, On behalf of the Northern Ireland Islamic Society, we would like to extend our warmest congratulations to all students who have received their Secondary School placement results.👩🏻‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓🎉🎊🎈 This is an important milestone in your educational journey, and we are very proud of your hard work and achievements. We wish every student continued success, happiness, and excellence in their new schools and future studies. May this new chapter be filled with confidence, learning, and great opportunities. We would also like to extend a special thank you to the QUB STAR group @qubstar for all the support, guidance, and encouragement they have provided to the students of Khayrukum School (KAS). Your dedication and efforts are truly appreciated. If any parents or guardians require support, guidance, or assistance during this transition, please know that we are always happy to help and serve our community. With our best wishes for continued success and prosperity.🌹 Northern Ireland Islamic Society #kas #niis #belfast #school #northernireland @qubstar @educationauthority @khyrukum

We’re so happy to announce we’ve been shortlisted for the Best Student-Led Activity for our Volunteering Project! ⭐️ Thank you to all of our volunteers for dedicating their time and support to the fantastic local initiatives we support ❤️ We would love your continued support by attending our pub quiz or donating to the amazing School of Law Team who are running the Belfast Marathon Relay in support of Anaka Women’s Collective, Rainbow Refugees NI, and United Against Racism! (see our ‘Marathon’ highlight) 💫🏃‍♀️

Join us and the School of Law for a Pub Quiz on Friday 24th April ⭐️⭐️ Proceeds are going towards the School of Law’s Fundraising Goal for the 2026 Belfast Marathon Relay! We’re teaming up to help fundraise for three amazing charities - the link to donate is in our bio 🏃‍♀️💗 Please coming along and bring friends, there’s some great prizes up for grabs! 💫

Whether you’re interested in volunteering or hoping to gain transferable skills, join us for training! ⭐️ Trauma-informed training equips participants with the essential skills needed in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma. These sessions are designed for volunteers and professionals supporting people seeking asylum and refuge in Northern Ireland, helping to enhance understanding of refugee experiences. With a focus on trauma-informed practices, you will be equipped to provide compassionate and effective support for refugees. The core elements of the face-to-face 4-hour training will provide: ● A foundational understanding of psychological trauma: What is trauma, and how traumatic and chronic stress presents and impacts those we are alongside. ● Exploring holistic, practical, and therapeutic resources and tools to apply to practice supporting refugees. We are holding two sessions next week and you can sign up through our volunteering interest form in our bio. We hope to see you there! 🤍⭐️

Interested in volunteering for community initiatives, helping local refugees and people seeking asylum? Express your interest and sign up to hear about our Spring 2026 volunteering opportunities and our trauma-informed training! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Via the QR code or the link in our bio 💚

Join STAR + Amnesty for our engaging & informative Refugee Rights Panel! ⭐️ 📍5-7pm, Monday 23rd February, Moot Court Maurice MacCartney, from the Sanctuary Team at Queen’s will share insights on his work in supporting local refugees and communities and other Path to Sanctuary milestones. He will be joined by Asma Niazi, a Graduate of Queen's, who will be sharing her personal experience as a member of the RAS Community. PhD student Amanda Meral Grey will also be speaking, sharing insights from her research on international law narratives and lived refugee experiences. Finally, a representative from the AMU Refugee Action Committee will be joining us virtually, to reflect on how Refugee Rights are treated in Australia. We’re so excited to have these insightful speakers and hope to see you all there 🤍🌏

There’s a lot of misunderstanding around refuge. That’s why we’re starting Refuge, Explained, a series unpacking facts about refuge and challenging common misconceptions. First, The Basics: what is a refugee? ⭐️🌏

Join our Community Dialogues Workshop covering Anti-Racism, Preventing Hate Crime, and Tackling Prejudice & Bias 📢 We’re collaborating with University College Union as part of the STAND Student Festival, with guest Speaker Denise Wright! ⭐️ ⏱️Wednesday 28th January, 2-4:30 📍Moot Court (2nd Floor), School of Law Building Featuring speaker Denise Wright, who coordinated South Belfast Roundtable for 16 years, working with representatives from over 105 organisations to work in partnership to challenge racism and promote diversity. The Workshop aims to equip participants to intervene in the process of escalation from derogatory language to harassment to threat and to Hate Crime. It aims to: - Give participants an understanding of the extent of bias, prejudice and hate in the wider community - ⁠Highlight the impact of bias and harassment on those targeted - ⁠Address stereotypes - ⁠Develop practical skills for response and prevention ✍️ Sign up via the QR Code or Google form in our bio by 25th January to secure a place. We hope to see you there!

Thank you to everyone who helped us raise £390 for @anakacollective ’s Transport Campaign & @student_action_for_refugees ⭐️⭐️⭐️ We’re so grateful to everyone who joined our pub quiz & entered the raffle (well done to the lucky winners)🤩 We’re excited for all the great events & fundraising to come! 💜

Visit our Raffle Stall this Friday (7th Nov) for the last chance to buy raffle tickets to enter our Charity Raffle!! 🌟🌟🎟️ We’ll be in the SU Foyer from 10:30am-2pm, with the winners announced that afternoon 📣 We have some amazing prizes and all proceeds will be going to local chairty ANAKA (@anakacollective ) and STAR National 💜 As part of our Fundraising Week we also have our pub quiz TOMORROW (7-9pm in the Wee Bar), so come along & bring friends! There are still some tickets left which you can buy through the link in our bio 🤩

Support our Fundraising Week by entering our Charity Raffle! All proceeds will go to STAR National 🌟 Tickets from only £1, link is in our bio 🎟️ PRIZES AVAILABLE: - 1x @refugechocolate Chocolate Hamper - 1x £65 @octopussgardenbelfast Voucher - 2x @dreamcoffeebelfast Vouchers (coffee, toastie and pastry) - 3x £10 @noalibisbookstore Vouchers 🍫🧣📚🥐🤩 Thank you to all of these wonderful businesses for their donations! We are so grateful ❤️ Winners drawn on Friday 7th November!!